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This text begins with an account of modern concepts of human nutrition, followed by a series of over 100 accounts of individual health foods and dietary supplements. The evidence for the claimed therapeutic value of herbal medicines is given

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-174) and index

Alfalfa -- Algae -- Aloe -- Angelica -- Arnica -- Artichoke -- Astragalus -- Balm -- Bamboo -- Bee products -- Beverages -- Bilberry -- Borage -- Buchu -- Burdock -- Californian poppy -- Carob -- Cat's claw -- Cayenne pepper -- Celery seed -- Centaury -- Cereals -- Chamomile -- Chickweed -- Coenzyme Q́́ -- Coltsfoot -- Comfrey -- Cramp bark -- Cranberry -- Dairy products -- Damiana -- Dandelion -- Deadly nightshade -- Devil's claw -- Dried fruits -- Drosera -- Echinacea -- Elder -- Evening primrose -- Eyebright -- Fennel -- Feverfew -- Fish oils -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Ginkgo -- Ginseng -- Glucosamine and chondroitin -- Goldenseal -- Guarana -- Hawthorn -- Helonias -- Hemp seed -- Henna -- Holy thistle -- Hops -- Horsetail -- Hyssop -- Ipecacuanha -- Jojoba -- Kava kava -- Lavender -- Lecithin -- Lime -- Linseed -- Liquorice -- Lobelia -- Lycopodium -- Margarines and spreads -- Marigold -- Marshmallow -- Meadowsweet -- Milk thistle -- Mistletoe -- Motherwort -- Nettle -- New Zealand green-lipped mussel -- Nutritional supplements -- Nuts -- Orris -- Parsley piert -- Peppermint -- Pilewort -- Pineapple -- Plantain -- Prickly ash -- Probiotics -- Pulsatilla -- Pulses, peas, beans, and lentils (legumes) -- Pumpkin seed -- Quassia -- 'Quorn' -- Raspberry -- Red clover -- Rose hip -- Rue -- Sage -- Saw palmetto -- Senna -- Sesame -- Sk(c)ullcap -- Slimming products -- Slippery elm -- Soya bean -- Sports supplements -- St John's wort -- Strawberry -- Sumach -- Sunflower seed -- Sweet flag -- Sweet violet -- Tea tree -- Thuja -- Uva-ursi -- Valerian -- Vitamin, mineral, and trace element supplements -- White bryony -- White willow -- Wild yam -- Witch hazel -- Yarrow -- Recommended reading -- Glossary -- Index

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